Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-01-15
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| That ambitious but dlsconsolate expon
ent OF civil service reform, the Indian
apolis Freeman. prOnounces Presiden
| Cleveland's so.cailed reform 'one tftt
genuine and four ffths humbug"
Grim old Bismarck simply takes the
position that if he is expected to hold the
German Empire together he must be pro-
| v'ded with the tools to do it. The great
ness Of the Iron Chancellor's head was
never more apparent then it is in this bust
ness-lke proposition.
That there should be An improvement in
the method of heating railway cars that
| Will remove some of the danger to passen-
gers is universally conceded. but at the
meeting in Boston. Wednesday evening,
where the subject was discussed, there
were revealed wide differences of opinion
As to what the substitute tor stoves should
be, and almost every man seemed to have
an interest in some invention which he
sought to advertise. The great railroads
OF the country, it would seem, says an ex-
change, could afford to unite in employ
ing a board of scientific men OF the
highest class, to investigate the subject,
make experiments and examine the in
ventions that might be presented to them.
Passage of the Anti-MOrmOn Bill
The Mormon lobby has not been sue
cessful, and there now remains little doubt,
says the Traveller. that the legislation de-
sired to uproot the evil of polygamy in
before the end of this Congress. The
House passed the Tucker substitute for
the Edmunds Supplementary bill, We'd
nesday. without division. The bill an
nuls all territorial laws providing for the
Identification of the votes of electors at
anv election, and also all laws comforting
on the territorial courts the power to de-
termine divorce cases, and abolish woman
suffrage in the Territory of Utah; it
makes the lawful husband or wife OF any
person prosecuted for bigamy, polvgamy
or un awful cohabitation a competent wit
ness against the accused, and further pro-
vides for the registration OF all marriages,
making it misdemeanor for any
person to violate the provision re-
lative to such registration. Penalties
are prescribed tor unlawful intercourse
and polygamy is clearly defined and made
felony. Polvgamists are made ineligi
Bile to vote. and a test oath is prescribed
to all persons desiring to vote that they
will obey the laws of the United States
and especially the laws in respect to the
crimes defined in this and in the original
Edmunds act. Perhaps the most impor-
tant provision of the bill is that by which
the financial corporations known as the
Church of the Latter Day Saints and the
Perpetual Emigration Fund Company
are dissolved, and the attorney genera
is directed to wind them up by process:
of court, and all laws for the organiza
ton of the militia of the Territory anG
the creation OF the Nauvoo Legion art
annulled. The bill provides for the i'm
mediate appointment by the President OF
all Judges, and selectmen of county ano
probate courts. and by the Governor OF
all justices of the peace, sheritfs, consta
bles and other county and district officers
| The substitute which now goes back to
the Senate as an amendment to the Ed
munds bill is, in many OF its provisions
more stringent than that measure, anC
there is little doubt of its passage by thai
body. If it becomes law it will enable
the government to not only crush out the
crime OF polygamy. but to do this the
more effectively by destroying the power
and influence OF the reasonable Mormon
| hierarchy. Its enactment will mark the
beginning of the end of the Mormon in
fanny.